docs: def is_request_sent(request, relation='ceph'):
      """Check to see if a functionally equivalent request has already been sent
  
      Returns True if a similair request has been sent
  
      @param request: A CephBrokerRq object
      """
      states = get_request_states(request, relation=relation)
      for rid in states.keys():
          if not states[rid]['sent']:
              return False
  
      return True